Nebraska Amendment 11a, Appointment of Legislators Amendment (1968)
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| Topic State executive official measures and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 11a was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing the restriction on legislators being appointed to other state offices to prohibit such appointments while holding legislative office. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the restriction on legislators being appointed to other state offices to prohibit such appointments while holding legislative office. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 11a |
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254,876 | 63.06% | ||
| No | 149,333 | 36.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11a was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to change the restriction on members of the Legislature being appointed to state office by providing that members shall not be appointed to another state office while holding membership in the Legislature or while the Legislature is in session during the term for which he was elected. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 30 votes in the unicameral legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to citizen initiatives.
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Footnotes
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